A HISTORY OF LANCASHIRE 



Later came St. Philip Neri's Oratory near Mount St. James's Mount, in the south-central district of the 



Pleasant, 1853. All Souls', in Collingwood Street, city, was decided upon — a rocky plateau occupied in 



was erected in 1870 by the efforts of a Protestant part by public gardens and overlooking an ancient 



merchant, who was anxious to provide a remedy for quarry, now used as a cemetery. The site presented 



the horrible scenes at wakes ; the middle aisle of the a clear open space of 22 acres ; the steep side of the 



church was for the bodies of the departed to lie in plateau, clothed with trees, gives it something of the 



previous to interment, and was quite cut off from the picturesqueness of Durham, while the deep hollow of 



aisles where the congregation assembled, by glass the cemetery will serve to isolate the cathedral and 



partitions. This has recently been changed. St. give to its architecture its full effect. Over 150 ft. 



Bridget's, Bevington Hill, was also opened in 1870, above sea-level, the site will enable the cathedral to 



and rebuilt in 1894. St. Sylvester's in Silvester Street dominate the city and the estuary. The drawbacks 



began with schools in 1872 ; at the beginning of 1875 of the site were two: its shape forbade a proper 



a wooden building was erected adjacent, continuing orientation, and made it necessary to put the ' east ' 



in use until 1889, when the present permanent church end of the cathedral to the south, while the fact that 



was opened. the southern part of the plateau was made ground 



There are two convents : Notre Dame, at the train- involved a large expenditure for foundations, 



ing college. Mount Pleasant, 1856; and St. Catherine, The scheme was formally initiated and committees 



Eldon Place, 1896. appointed"* at a town hall meeting on 17 June 1901, 



The followers of Emmanuel Swedenborg have long and on 2 August 1902 an Act was obtained authoriz- 



had a place of meeting in Liverpool, where they had ing the purchase from the corporation of the St. James's 



been known from 1795.'™ The present building. New Mount site. After a preliminary competition, com- 



Jerusalem, in Bedford Street, was opened in 1857. petitive designs were submitted by five selected can- 



The Mormons have an institute."' didates on 30 April 1903 ; the assessors, Mr. G. F. 



The Jews have had a recognized meeting-place Bodley and Mr. Norman Shaw, selected the design of 



since about 1750. The earliest known was at the Mr. G. Gilbert Scott, who was accordingly appointed 



foot of Matthew Street ; it had a burial place attached ; architect in conjunction with Mr. Bodley. On 



afterwards Turton Court, near the Custom House, 19 July 1904 the foundation stone was laid by His 



and Frederick Street were places of Jewish worship.'™ Majesty the King. The general character of the 



The synagogue in Seel Street was built in 1807, the design is Gothic, but it is not a reproduction of the 



congregation migrating to Princes Road in 1874. style of any particular period. The main qualities 



A disused Presbyterian church in Islington has recently aimed at are simplicity and massiveness. The most 



(1908) been purchased and reopened as the Central striking features will be the twin central towers and a 



Synagogue. The Hope Place Synagogue of the New third tower at the north end, respectively rising 415 



Hebrew Congregation was built in 1856.™ and 355 ft. above sea-level ; the vast height of the 



The establishment of the diocese nave and choir, and the six high transepts, which are 



CATHEDRAL of Liverpool"" immediately gave carried to the full roof height, and will produce 



rise to the demand for the erection unusual light effects. Both in height and in area the 



of a cathedral ; the parish church of St. Peter, which dimensions considerably exceed those of any other 



had been assigned as pro-cathedral by an Order in English cathedral. The principal dimensions are as 



Council of 1880, being manifestly inadequate, being follows : — 



indeed the most modest church to which that dignity Total external length (including 



has been allotted in any English diocese. A com- Lady chapel) 584 ft. 



mittee was formed in 1881, and a lively discussion as Length of nave, without narthex 192 „ 



to sites was carried on,"' the St. John's churchyard Width of nave between centres 



site (west of St. George's Hall) being eventually of pillars 534 



decided on. In 1885 an Act was obtained empower- Width across transepts ... 198 



ing the erection of a cathedral, and a competition was Width of north facade ... ig6 



held for designs,'" and the premium was awarded to Height of arches in nave and 



Mr. William Emerton. The problem of raising choir 65 



funds, however, was found too great, and in 1888 Height of barrel-vaulting in 



the project was abandoned. Under Bishop Ryle the nave and choir 116 



main strength of the diocese was devoted to the Height of vaulting in high tran- 



urgently-needed provision of new churches and the septs 140 



augmentation of poorer livings. At the beginning of Height of vaulting under towers 1 6 1 



1 90 1, however, the project was revived ™ by Bishop Height of central towers . . . 260 



Chavasse, who appointed a committee to discuss the Height of northern tower . . 200 



question of sites. Amid much public discussion. Superficial area go 000 sq. ft. 



9«« They occupied Key Street Chapel «7 In 1863 their meeting-place was at "9 The congregation had previously 



from 1791 to 1795. In 1795 Maguire the corner of Crown Street and Brownlow met in Pilgrim Street. 



Street Chapel was built for them, but the Hill ; later in Islington, and Bittern Street. 9'" V.C.H. Land, ii, 96. 



donor became bankrupt and the place was ™8 poj f^Her accounts see Trans. Hist. 'H Articles in Nineteenth Century 1881 

 sold. From 1 81 5 to 1 819 the Sweden- Soc. v, 53, and (new ser.), xt, 45-84. and 1884, &c. 



borgians used Cockspur Street Chapel, from There were burial places at Frederick »i^ Copies of designs are preserved in 

 1819 to 1823 they shared Maguire Street Street and at the corner of Oake and the City Library. 



with the Primitive Methodists, and from Crown Streets. 918 A collection of papers, &c. &c in 



183810 1852 they occupied Salem Chapel One of the results of the Jewish settle- seven volumes, in the City Library, pro- 

 in Russell Street, removing to the Concert ment in Liverpool was a series of three vides full material for the history of the 



Room in Lord Nelson Street until the letters addressed to it by J. WiUme of movement. 



Bedford Street Church was ready ; Tram. Martinscroft near Warrington, printed in 9" Rep. of Proceedings published by 



Bist. Soc. <!, 33, 38, 43. 1756- Cathedral Committee. 



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